Vice Mayor Doreen Garland proposed a Community Engagement and Connections subcommittee and the council indicated consensus to form it with Council Members Amberg and Chen named as members. Council Member Adam Adams proposed a Motorized and Electric Mobility Device Safety subcommittee to address safety and policy for scooters, e-bikes and other shared micromobility; Adams and Council Member Bernetta Hodge will serve on that subcommittee and the full council signaled consensus to form it.

Why it matters: council subcommittees are working groups that study issues in detail and bring recommendations or draft proposals back to the full council. Garland said the Community Engagement committee will focus on increasing participation on city boards and commissions and strengthening partnerships with community organizations.

Other subcommittee updates and scheduling notes reported during the meeting:
- Age Friendly Tempe: Vice Mayor Garland said a survey for residents aged 50 and over is open through Sept. 30; the subcommittee meets next on Sept. 23.
- Animal Welfare and Cruelty: Council Member Hodge said the first subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Sept. 30, 1 p.m., Third Floor, City Hall; she asked about membership limits and was advised that more than three members risks creating a quorum of the full council for the subcommittee.
- Drink-Spiking Education and Prevention: Council Member Keating said stakeholders agreed in principle to move forward and that staff were directed to start drafting a proposed ordinance; the committee's next meeting will be in September (no vote on an ordinance at this meeting).
- Mixed-Use Space: Council Member Adam Chen said the first meeting is Sept. 8 on the Third Floor of City Hall.
- Revitalization of Tempe Town Lake: Council Member Amberg said the next meeting is tomorrow and that the city received strong responses to an RFQ/RFP related to the lake revitalization work.

Council procedural note: the vice mayor read the city council rule (Rule 7, subsection 2(b)) that governs formation of subcommittees by two council members at a work session and requires majority approval.

No ordinances were adopted at the meeting; several subcommittees scheduled follow-up meetings and staff were directed in at least one instance (drink-spiking prevention) to draft ordinance language for committee review.